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St. Agatha Church - Polish Roman Catholic Parish

3239 South 9th Street (at Utah) St. Louis , MO 63118-2629

Telephone: (314) 772-1603 Fax: (314) 772-3979

parishoffice@polishchurchstlouis.org

Archdiocese of St. Louis

ST. AGATHA Polish Roman Catholic Parish 3239 South 9th Street (at Utah) St. Louis, MO 63118-2629 Telephone: (314) 772-1603 Fax: (314) 772-3979 www.polishchurchstlouis.org parishoffice@polishchurchstlouis.org Parish Office Hours Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rev. Stan Poszwa, S.Chr. Pastor

HOLY MASS SUNDAY 8:00 a.m. (EN) 10:00 a.m. (PL) SATURDAY 4:30 p.m. (EN) WEEKDAYS 8:00 a.m. Mon- Thur (EN) 7 p.m. Fri (PL) HOLY DAYS DURING WEEK 8:00 a.m. (EN) 7:00 p.m. (PL) CONFESSIONS SUNDAY 7:30 a.m. (EN) 9:30 a.m. (PL) SATURDAY 4:00 p.m. (EN)

St. Agatha Parish exists primarily to serve the spiritual needs of those of the Polish language and ethnicity living in the St. Louis area. We live our faith in union with the Supreme Pontiff and the Archbishop of St. Louis. While living in American society, we celebrate our heritage of rich cultural traditions. Through the intercession of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Queen of Poland, and St. Agatha, the patron of our Parish, we seek to fulfill our calling in Jesus Christ by living out our Catholic faith in love, justice and peace.

Twenty-five years after Pope John Paul II’s visit to St. Louis, many Catholics, people of good will and the Polish Community reflect on his life, teaching and legacy. FEAST OF ST. AGATHA IS CELEBRATED ON FEB. 4 & 5

JUBILEE YEAR 2025 “The Jubilee we are now celebrating helps us to realize that hope is a constant source of joy, whatever our age. When that hope has also been tempered by fire over the course of a long life, it proves a source of deep happiness…. In this Jubilee Year of Hope, Christ — who is our hope — calls all of us to come together that we might be that true living example of the light of hope in the world today.” Leo XIV

THE POPE'S MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE Every year on January 1, the Holy Father marks the World Day of Peace with a special message inviting all people to reflect on the important work of building peace. This year’s message is the latest in a long tradition of messages for this day that began with St. Paul VI, in 1967, and continued with St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, and Pope Leo XIV. “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace” is the theme for the annual celebration dedicated to universal peace, held on January 1, the liturgical Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. The theme, noted in the press release, “invites humanity to reject the logic of violence and war, and to embrace an authentic peace based on love and justice. On the evening of his election to the papacy, May 8, 2025, and on several other occasions since then, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace with a characteristic phrase -“unarmed and disarming” - to characterize the type of peace he hopes for the world. “This peace must be unarmed, that is, not based on fear, threats or weapons,” noted the press release. “And it must be disarming, capable of resolving conflicts, opening hearts and generating mutual trust, empathy and hope.” “It is not enough to call for peace,” it said. “We must embody it in a way of life that rejects every form of violence, whether it be visible or systemic.” THE MONTH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS January 3 is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. The month of January is dedicated to His Holy Name. In His name the Church administers all her sacraments. In His name she offers all her prayers and blesses homes, the fields, and the sick. The name of Jesus is the sweetest of all names, and He who bears it is most worthy of all love. He who calls Jesus his friend can be assured that this friend is the most devoted and unselfish of all friends. BICENTENNIAL JUBILEE YEAR OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS Archbishop Rozanski: “With deep gratitude to God, joyfully announces the official opening of the Bicentennial Jubilee Year of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. “On January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, we will begin a sacred time of reflection, celebration, and renewal leading up to the 200th anniversary of our diocese." ST. AGATHA CHURCH 155th ANNIVERSARY In 2026, we also invite everyone to join us in giving thanks to God for St. Agatha's Church; to offer a fervent and humble prayer for all blessings and graces for the years to come. PATRONAL FEAST DAY As Catholics we celebrate many feasts associated with our faith. Some can be personal like the date of our baptism or marriage anniversary. Others are universal and ancient liturgical feasts, such as Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost. Still others are feasts specifically associated with a Polish tradition. We frequently honor the day on which a church’s altar was consecrated as a special anniversary. The year in which the present church building of St. Agatha was consecrated is engraved in the cornerstone. When the new church was dedicated, the congregation was placed under the protection of Saint Agatha. From that time on February 5th, which is the patron saint’s feast day, became an important annual feast day for the parish. This year is the 155th Anniversary of St. Agatha Church and parish. We would like to do the following: revive special love for our patron saint. place ourselves under her protection. and, by the study and imitation of her life of faith, make us worthy of her intercession before God.